Fast forward a decade or so and Blom has morphed into a semi-strange figure in the game. He still battles it out at the highest-stakes games online (and occasionally live) but the "awe factor" has faded.

There's no doubt he still has chops, though, as he proved yesterday by winning the $2,100 WCOOP HORSE event - an event he finished runner-up to Daniel Negreanu in last year.

It's Blom's first WCOOP title, which is somewhat surprising given how long he's been around (he has 3 SCOOP wins incl. Main Event).

And it's an interesting footnote on a day the Germans are being universally pegged as the greats of the day. More about Blom's win here.

2) Tough Moment for Seth Davies

We've all done it. But you certainly never wish for it to happen to someone in a huge moment like at the final table of the Poker Masters $100k.

Davies still managed to take 4th for $324,000 so it's not all bad news. But, ouch.

3) Hellmuth vs. Germans Coming to Poker After Dark

If you haven't caught up with all the Phil Hellmuth vs. Daniel Negreanu vs. the Germans banter firing on Twitter over the last 24 hours, catch up here.

In a nutshell? Daniel said the Germans are the best NL tournament players in the world and he needs to work to improve his game to catch up. He also suggested they play rings around Hellmuth; Hellmuth disagreed vehemently.

Many, many people chimed in - including poker pro and commentator David Williams, who threw out this potential challenge:

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